Mariah Carey, Queen of Shade, Dishes on J.Lo and Nicki Minaj

Mariah Carey, Our Lady of Christmas, Light-Giving Diva, and Reacher of Many Octaves, has blessed us once more with her shady, shady shade.

When asked by Andy Cohen about whether she could say three nice things about Nicki Minaj, she replied, "Can you?" The two have a not-totally-friendly history.

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Rather than trying to escalate the beef, though, Mariah seemed to be throwing the question back at Cohen, who was keen to stoke the flames.

In another example of how we all should live our lives, when asked about Jay-Z, Mariah responded, "We love him." Of course she refers to herself in the majestic plural. Of course.

But she did clarify that when she famously said of J.Lo, "I don't know her," it wasn't by way of being rude or dismissive. "You know what, I'm very forgetful," Mariah demurred. "It's not like I don't know who she is—of course I do."